NetStorage for Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 SP3 provides secure Internet-based access to files and folders on Linux and NetWare servers on your network by using either a browser or Microsoft Web Folders (Microsoft’s implementation of WebDAV). NetStorage authentication relies on the power of NetIQ eDirectory to provide secure access, so Internet-based access is as secure as accessing files from within the network.
Novell NetStorage includes the following benefits:
Lets users securely copy, move, rename, delete, read, and write files between any Internet-enabled machine and Linux or NetWare servers on your network.
Lets users access archived copies of their files. For more information, see the OES 11 SP3: Novell Archive and Version Services User Guide.
Eliminates the need to use a virtual private network (VPN) client to access files.
Eliminates the need to e-mail or copy data from one machine to another.
Supports Internet standards such as HTTP, HTTPS, HTML, XML, and WebDAV.
Supports the use of drive mappings that users are accustomed to when they log in through the Novell Client (see Section 1.2, What Users See When They Access NetStorage).
Supports Storage Location objects used to display a specified name for a network directory in the NetStorage directory access list displayed through Microsoft Web Folders or a Web browser (see Storage Location).
With NetStorage installed on one OES 11 SP3 Linux server, users can potentially have access to any Linux or NetWare 5 or later server anywhere on your geographically dispersed network.